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Feb 23, 2018, 7:56 AM

Open letter to the Union of Jewish Students

We are writing this letter in response to Liron Velleman’s article ‘The Death of Israel Apartheid Week on UK Campuses’. As campus activists who have dealt with anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents, protests, and events ourselves, we are angered by...

Oct 30, 2016, 11:31 PM

Hatikvah in the Face of Hatred

How do I encompass every horror I went through that night? How do I even get down onto paper my anxieties and fears? And what do I tell my family and friends back home about the realities Jewish students...

Apr 20, 2016, 9:58 PM

A Vote for Anti-Semitism

Jewish students across the UK waited with baited breaths during the runnings for Presidency of the National Union of Students, not necessarily for our adoration of student politics, or misplaced patriotism, but for more of a severe issue --...

Jan 20, 2016, 7:17 PM

The Reality of Being A Jewish Student in London

Before I moved to London to begin my life as a university student, I faced many worrying comments from my family and friends on the state of safety for Jews in Europe. I brushed off their warnings because I saw...

Jan 3, 2016, 5:50 PM

Abed el-Muhsen Hassuna ran over a baby for peace?

On December 14th 2015, like many other Jews around the world, I was surrounded by those dear to me, celebrating the last night of Chanukah. This year, as with every other year, we prayed for peace and the spread for a more positive...

Nov 30, 2015, 5:13 PM

Dearest Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Dearest Rabbi Shmuley, My name is Devora and I am a Jewish student currently studying International Relations in London. In light of recent events and your outright unkindness towards Saul Yardley, a mench beyond words, I would like to put forward...

Nov 22, 2015, 7:27 AM

It creeps upon me and expands Inside my heart. I shiver, An enclave of sorrow. These tears for the countless lives That haven’t received your worthless attention. I will wear black. Because I do not feel loved Because I do not feel protected Because I do not feel...

Nov 11, 2015, 4:21 AM

If Only They Knew

If only they knew of the beauty you hold. A rose amongst the thorns, but don't let that get to your head. You own the bluest waters and the greenest hills. Your deserts bloom and your cities stay pure....

Oct 29, 2015, 3:12 PM

Am I Crazy to Still Have Hope?

My future children in their history class will be sitting down learning about a very low time for the Jewish people, and it's the one we are experiencing right now. The Anti-Defamation League published their annual statistical report on global...

Oct 19, 2015, 8:05 AM

Enough with this ‘Moral Equivalency’

A few days ago, the Israeli Channel 2 network decided to go out and interview a young Arab Israeli boy about the recent wave of terror attacks across the country. "When you for example, hear of an attack, a stabbing...

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About Me

Devora Khafi grew up in Singapore and is currently a student at Queen Mary University of London. She specializes in issues regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as security threats to the region.